Honors Genetics: PCB 3063H

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1 Hnrs Genetics: PCB 3063H Spring 2014 Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 p.m.-1:15 p.m. in BA 207 Instructr: Dr. Christa Diercksen Office: Bilgy 201A Phne: Office Hurs: By appintment is the fastest way t cmmunicate with Dr. Diercksen. Yu must use yur Knightsmail accunt fr all faculty cmmunicatin. All attempts will be made t answer s within a 24 hur time perid, M-F and Sun. Keep in mind that Dr. Diercksen is ff line n Saturdays. s must be written in a prfessinal manner with prper grammar. Include a brief descriptin in the subject line f yur questin r cncern and sign ff yur with yur full name and PID#, identifying yurself as a genetic student. Curse Objectives: T present the basic cncepts f Genetics with Hnrs cntent. The curse will emphasize transmissin (classical) and mlecular genetic principles. Transmissin genetics will cver: Chrmsme segregatin and disrders f chrmsme segregatin in humans Mendelian genetics Sex determinatin Eukarytic gene mapping Mlecular genetics will cver: DNA structure and replicatin Strage and expressin f genetic material Regulatin f gene expressin Recmbinant DNA technlgy This is an upper divisin class designed fr students wh have cmpleted Bilgy I (BSC 2010C) and tw semesters f chemistry (CHM 2045 and CHM 2046). Required Curse Materials: Text bk: Genetics: A Cnceptual Apprach: B.A. Pierce, 4rd editin. W.H. Freeman and Cmpany (ISBN: ) Web site fr class material: Class materials are available n Webcurses which can be accessed thrugh myucf. Classrm Cnduct: By enrlling at UCF, all students have agreed t abide by the Glden Rule. Please becme familiar with this dcument at: Fr the best learning envirnment fr everyne, please: Arrive and depart n time N talking during class Place cell phnes n vibrate Laptp use is allwed fr curse related use nly. Students wh fail t fllw these basic curtesy rules will be asked t leave. 1

2 Academic Integrity: Cheating in this curse will nt be tlerated. Penalties fr cheating can include: A failing grade n an assignment r in the curse Suspensin r expulsin frm the university A "Z Designatin" n a student's fficial transcript indicating academic dishnesty Fr mre infrmatin abut the Z Designatin, see Students wh are caught cheating will be immediately referred t the UCF Disciplinary Actin Cmmittee. Cheating includes but is nt limited t: Cpying frm anther student s exam Falsifying infrmatin such as ntes related t absences Plagiarism n any written assignments Use f unauthrized electrnic device during an exam Grading: Grade Scale: Grade Range Grade GPA A A B B B C C D 1.0 Belw 60 F 0 Nte that the University cnsiders any GPA abve zer a passing grade. Specific prgram requirements may vary. Beginning in summer 2012, yu must have a C r abve in Genetics t take any Bilgy curse that requires Genetics as a prerequisite. Curse Grade Determinatin: Lecture Exams: 45% Cmprehensive Final Exam: 20% Prblem Slving: 20% Current tpic Pwerpint: 15% Exams (45% f grade) All exams will be a mixture f multiple chice, prblem slving, true r false, fill in the blank, matching r shrt answer frmat. There will be three lecture exams given during the semester; each wrth 15% f yur ttal curse grade. If yu miss any f the 3 lecture exams fr any reasn, the scre yu receive n the final exam will replace that missed exam s value If yu miss a secnd r subsequent exam, yu must prvide acceptable dcumented evidence (e.g. frm dctr, plice, University fficial etc.). Excuses must be n letterhead with a cntact phne number. This secnd missed exam will be handled n a case by case basis at the discretin f the instructr. In the absence f acceptable dcumentatin, a grade f 0 will be assigned fr the secnd r subsequent missed exams. The Final Exam will be cmprehensive, cvering all material frm the whle semester. This exam can NOT be missed. All exam questins will be based n material discussed in class and assigned prblem sets. Tentative exam dates and chapters cvered fr each exam are given in the curse schedule. If yu arrive late fr an exam, yu will be NOT be allwed extra time fr the exam. All students must turn in the exam at the regular scheduled end f the exam. 2

3 T facilitate learning, lecture exams will be returned t the student. The Final Exam will nt be returned but can be reviewed by appintment with the instructr. By registering fr this class, each student agrees that the exams are the intellectual prperty f the instructr, Dr. Christa Diercksen, and may nt be sld, reprduced, shared, r used fr any purpse that wuld prvide assistance t students in future classes. The cntents f the exams are t be shared nly with individuals registered in this class (Spring 2014). Prblem Slving (20% f grade: 15% frm cmpletin/5% frm participatin) Fr every chapter, there will be assigned prblem slving exercises frm the textbk as well as additinal prblems and critical thinking exercises. The assigned prblems will be available thrugh Webcurses fr each chapter. Due dates fr the prblem sets can be fund belw in the curse schedule. Students may wrk tgether t cmplete the prblems, but each student must have their wn set f cmpleted prblems t turn in. Students may be called upn t wrk examples f the cmpleted prblems n the bard n the day the prblems are due. Yur prblem slving grade will cme frm demnstrated cmpletin f the prblems (nt necessarily crrect but COMPLETED) and participatin in the prblem slving with the class. Prblem sets will be cllected in class n the due date t scre fr cmpletin. Late prblem sets will NOT be accepted. If yu must miss class n a day prblems are due, yu may send an electrnic versin f yur answers t Dr. Diercksen by attachment n later than the beginning f class n the due date (12:00 PM). Yu may als give yur cmpleted prblems t anther student t turn in fr yu. Yu will be given credit fr the cmpletin prtin f the grade but nt the participatin. All slutins fr all prblems will be psted in Webcurses after the due dates fr the prblem sets. Current Tpic in Genetics Presentatin (15% f grade) Each student will select a tpic f their chice cncerning a current genetics research tpic r mre general tpic in genetics fr further explratin. Students will create a shrt presentatin (Pwerpint, Prezi, etc.) which will be shared with ther students thrugh Webcurses. Suggested tpics will be prvided alng with further infrmatin cncerning the presentatin in a frthcming detailed rubric. The instructr must apprve the tpic befre a student begins their research. Final dates fr apprval will be annunced in class. The presentatin will be due the last day f regular class this semester, April 17, 2014, but may be turned in at any time befre that date. 3

4 Tentative Curse Schedule (subject t change) Please read the assigned chapters and begin wrking prblem sets befre cming t class. Take special nte f exam dates and dates prblem sets are due. January 7 January 9 Syllabus, Chapter 1: Intrductin t Genetics and Review f Basic Genetic Terms Chapter 2: Chrmsmes and Cellular Reprductin Drp/Swap Deadline: January 9 th until 11:59 p.m. Add Deadline until January 10 th until 11:59 p.m. January 14 Cntinue Chapter 2; Chapter 9: Sectin 9.3: Aneuplidy January 16 Chapter 2 Prblems Due; Chapter 3: Basic Principles f Heredity January 21 Cntinue Chapter 3 January 23 Chapter 3 Prblems Due; Chapter 4: Sex Determinatin and Sex-Linked Characteristics January 28 Cntinue Chapter 4 January 30 Chapter 4 Prblems Due; Chapter 5: Extensins and Mdificatins f Basic Principles February 4 Cntinue Chapter 5 February 6 Chapter 5 Prblems Due; Cntinue Chapter 5; Review fr Exam 1 February 11 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-5) February 13 Chapter 6: Sectins 6.1 and 6.2: Pedigree Analysis February 18 Chapter 6 Prblems Due; Chapter 7 (stp at pg. 186): Linkage, Recmbinatin and Eukarytic Gene Mapping February 20 Cntinue Chapter 7 February 25 Chapter 7 Prblems Due; Chapter 10: DNA: The Chemical Nature f the Gene Chapter 12: DNA Replicatin February 27 Chapter 10 Prblems Due; Cntinue Chapter 12, up t 12.5 March 3-7 Spring Break!!!! March 11 Chapter 12 Prblems Due; Chapter 13: Transcriptin March 13 Cntinue Chapter 13 March 18 Chapter 13 Prblems Due; Chapter 14: RNA Mlecules and RNA Prcessing March 20 Exam 2 (Chapters 6, 7, 10, 12, 13) March 25 March 27 Chapter 14 Prblems Due; Chapter 15 (stp at pg. 421): The Genetic Cde and Translatin Chapter 15 Prblems Due; Chapter 16: Cntrl f Gene Expressin in Prkarytes April 1 Cntinue Chapter 16 April 3 Chapter 16 Prblems Due; Chapter 17: Intr and Sectins : Cntrl f Gene Expressin in Eukarytes April 8 Cntinue Chapter 17 April 10 Chapter 17 Prblems Due; Chapter 19: Intr and Sectins : Mlecular Genetic Analysis and Bitechnlgy April 15 Chapter 19 Prblems Due; Cntinue Chapter 19; Review fr Exam 3/Final Exam April 17 Exam 3 (Mdules 10-14) Current Tpic in Genetics Presentatin Due April 22 UCF Study Day Final Exam: Thursday, April 24, 10:00 AM-12:50 PM 4

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